Hockey Australia is proud to be recognised the second premiership contending sport in Australia for sustainability (joining Cricket Australia at the top level). This recognition reflects the work they have delivered with everclime to advance their commitment to environmental sustainability and climate action

Hockey Australia has taken steps to run sustainable events – steps that include a comprehensive emissions assessment, the launch of a Sustainability Working Group, activating impact at major events across the country and now in partnership with Fifteen Trees, planting trees!

And now, through this partnership Hockey Australia has sponsored the planting of 185 trees for their Under 16 2026 Championship event in Hobart, with the aim to reduce their environmental impact and drive climate action through sport.

Fifteen Trees is proud to be partners with Everclime and Hockey Australia to help them archive their sustainable goals.

Tunbridge, TAS | 185 trees | 2026

In the heart of lutruwitaTasmania/lutruwita, on Tyerrernotepanner Country, the traditional lands of the palawa/pakana people, 28 local volunteers recently planted over 1,000 native trees of which 185 were plnated on the behalf of Hockey Australia.

The local people gathered for a planting day that brought together students from the Big Picture School, volunteers from Nipaluna Nursery, the Tasmanian Land Conservancy, Landcare Tasmania and the Ratharney landholders. Different ages, different backgrounds, a shared purpose. Working alongside land managers and restoration practitioners, students learned firsthand how productive agriculture and native revegetation can genuinely work together.

The species planted included a variety of Eucalypts, Wattles, Hakeas, Tea Trees and bottlebrushes. These plants will help restore the layered habitat structure of the Tasmanian Midlands, one of Australia’s most significant biodiversity hotspots. Riparian plantings along the creek will stabilise banks, improve water quality and create wildlife corridors through a landscape that has been largely cleared since European settlement in the early 1800s.

The wildlife waiting for this habitat to return is reason enough to keep planting. Bennett’s wallabies, wombats, echidnas and the endangered Eastern Quoll all move through this country. And the iconicTasmanian Devil, is found across the Midlands as well as Superb Fairy-wrens, Grey Fantails and Yellow-rumped Thornbills.

The Tasmanian Midlands experiences one of the island’s driest climates, with cold winters and low annual rainfall. Shelterbelts and riparian plantings like those at Ratharney are particularly important here; protecting livestock, reducing erosion and building the kind of farm resilience that will matter more as the climate continues to shift.

Tree planting is about far more than restoring the landscape; it’s about bringing people together to care for the places we all value. Thank you for your support for the farmers, students, volunteers and conservation partners who are helping create healthier habitat for Tasmania’s unique wildlife while inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards.

Your contribution will leave a legacy that will grow for decades to come. Thank you for helping make this possible.

Nel Smit | President | Nipaluna Nursery

This is community tree planting at its most purposeful – restoring native habitat, supporting regenerative farming, educating the next generation and strengthening the connections between people and the land they share.

Writer: Colleen B. Filippa

With a background in Environmental Science (Melbourne Uni), Colleen is the Founding Director of Fifteen Trees. In 2009, after 20 years in secondary and tertiary education institutions, Colleen left the classroom to start the company. Fifteen Trees is a social enterprise assisting individuals and companies to reduce their carbon footprint by supporting community groups such as Landcare.